http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-35515 Michelle’s New Moves: Tackling Childhood Obesity « Slow Cooking in the City Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:48:16 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-35515 [...] As Alison Rose Levy points out in her Huffington Post opinion piece “Michelle Obama Steps Up As Health Champion” (thanks to the reader who referred me), the First Lady initiative focuses on a systemic approach to tackling childhood obesity. While the campaign does recognize that parents play an important role in their children’s food choices, it avoids the tired “blame the mother” and “personal responsibility” refrains so often associated with the issue of childhood obesity. It also focuses on education as key for parents and children to be able to make these healthy choices. Healthy eating may seem like it should be self explanatory, but as many authors have detailed (Dr. David Kessler, Michael Pollan, and Marion Nestle to name a few) the loss of cultural food traditions coupled with a food industry intent to sell and an ever changing FDA food pyramid have made many Americans unsure of what they should be eating. The “Smart Choices” labeling campaign is a good example of why. Nestle has written at length about the issue on her blog Food Politics. [...] [...] As Alison Rose Levy points out in her Huffington Post opinion piece “Michelle Obama Steps Up As Health Champion” (thanks to the reader who referred me), the First Lady initiative focuses on a systemic approach to tackling childhood obesity. While the campaign does recognize that parents play an important role in their children’s food choices, it avoids the tired “blame the mother” and “personal responsibility” refrains so often associated with the issue of childhood obesity. It also focuses on education as key for parents and children to be able to make these healthy choices. Healthy eating may seem like it should be self explanatory, but as many authors have detailed (Dr. David Kessler, Michael Pollan, and Marion Nestle to name a few) the loss of cultural food traditions coupled with a food industry intent to sell and an ever changing FDA food pyramid have made many Americans unsure of what they should be eating. The “Smart Choices” labeling campaign is a good example of why. Nestle has written at length about the issue on her blog Food Politics. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-33204 Health is Easy » Uncategorized » Top Ten Links of the Week: 10/16 – 10/22 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:32:49 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-33204 [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...] [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32884 Smart Choices Food Labeling Program Suspended! : Eat. Drink. Better. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:01:36 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32884 [...] great to see the FDA stepping up to help consumers make truly informed decisions. According to Food Politics, they’re going to be “testing how well consumers understand different kinds of package [...] [...] great to see the FDA stepping up to help consumers make truly informed decisions. According to Food Politics, they’re going to be “testing how well consumers understand different kinds of package [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32881 Top Ten Links of the Week: 10/16 – 10/22 | Weight Loss Archive Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:51 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32881 [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...] [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32879 Top Ten Links of the Week: 10/16 – 10/22 | Health News Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:06:50 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32879 [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...] [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32874 Top Ten Links of the Week: 10/16 – 10/22 | Nutrition Blog Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32874 [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...] [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32865 Top Ten Links of the Week: 10/16 – 10/22 | Healthy Eating News Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:45:25 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32865 [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...] [...] Food Politics: FDA to Clean Up Front-of-Package Mess Oh, thank goodness. Froot Loops should not now or ever be considered a health food. [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32863 Friday Round-up (Food Labels, Bill Gates, and Fresh-Hop Beer) | Food Politics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:01 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32863 [...] Marion Nestle, on her blog, thinks the “Smart Choices” campaign, which designated Fruit Loops, Skippy’s [...] [...] Marion Nestle, on her blog, thinks the “Smart Choices” campaign, which designated Fruit Loops, Skippy’s [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32859 Five for Fridays - Oct 23, 2009 | LittleStomaks Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:15:06 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32859 [...] Smart Choice program it seems was the last straw according to Marion Nestle who writes a blog called Food Politics! In a letter to the food industry, the FDA is openly [...] [...] Smart Choice program it seems was the last straw according to Marion Nestle who writes a blog called Food Politics! In a letter to the food industry, the FDA is openly [...]

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/fda-to-clean-up-the-front-of-package-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-32852 COACHEP » Blog Archive » Posts about Junk Science as of October 21, 2009 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:45:53 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1669#comment-32852 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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